Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her monstrous two handed axe with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. Her red hair is lengthy. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: This woman loves music and to teach people music more than just about anything. She is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: Born in the south her family was never financially stable. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She has never given up on her music dream.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her; and she feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted, Impeccable. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. She wears a colorful flower in her white hair. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She is underhanded and not above using her wealth and body to get others to do her bidding.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Stableman arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and money/treasure

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She is a mite stocky and wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. Her hair is white, silky, and of moderate length. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature shortbow.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and she's looking for her big break

Ideals: Pacifist, Joker, Fighting. Bonds: Adventurer, Attractive. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 50000 cp. Malachite (13 gp).

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears silk and lounges about seductively. He sports a flattop hair cut. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: He was raised by priests from a young age. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 500 gp. Chrysoberyl (110 gp). Rose (60 gp). Fire opal (500 gp). Banded agate (4 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a sweet of some kind. He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down, marred by sweets. His auburn hair is greasy and uncared for. His brown eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. On top of that he is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to his employer will always come first he doesn't like to hit women.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Has a crush, Adventurer. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 700 gp.

Description: This late middle aged woman tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look and is in decent physical shape. Her hair is blonde, silky, and of moderate length. Her eyes are blue.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation she is generally quite perceptive. She notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. The war was a terrible time for her, and Adelaide does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Insomniac, Depressed, Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 1500 gp. Red spinel (90 gp). Black pearl (1400 gp). Iolite (60 gp). Freshwater pearl (5 gp). Malachite (5 gp). Obsidian (5 gp). Black pearl (1400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she dresses like a well dressed Ploughman does. Her white hair is singed and shortened. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. The war was a terrible time for her, and Rosalind does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: Born in the west to a Ploughman, Rosalind learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She's also a talented Fisher, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Expand her business; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Job, Guardian, Military. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This southern woman wears a black wide-brimmed hat and black clothes. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her hair is short and blue. She has a dull look in her gold eyes.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Engraver. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Her divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. While she appears to be a normal Tiefling, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She left for the south, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Selfish, Insane. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she dresses in pastel turtlenecks beneath a blue coat with brown slacks. Her fur is cut close to her head. Her hazel eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. She has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: Trained by her father for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by brigands, and she desires to right it; and someone believes her a fraud

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Military, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 1400 gp. Amber (100 gp). Red garnet (100 gp). Alexandrite (1000 gp). Star rose quartz (20 gp). Alexandrite (1000 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). Banded agate (6 gp). Violet garnet (1000 gp).